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ViewMade turns one topic into a finished vertical documentary Short: 1080x1920 output with embedded word-by-word captions, narration in 5 languages, and a
- What one topic returns
- One written topic becomes a finished vertical Short: the research, a written script, narration in the video's language, real archival footage with maps and charts, burned-in captions, a thumbnail and a title/description/tag package. The file downloads ready to publish, with a media credits file naming the source of every clip.
- What the money buys
- Starter is $29 a month for 400 credits, which is 20 finished Shorts at 20 credits each, about $1.45 a Short. Pro is $59 a month for 45 Shorts, about $1.31 each, or about $0.66 each at $29.50/month billed yearly, 50% off. One credit is 1 minute of video processing, so the same balance is 400 minutes of source to clip.
- What is free
- There is no free plan and no credits on signup; generation requires a paid plan. The free YouTube SEO checker scores a title, a description and keywords with no account, three checks a day.
- Rights and the download
- No export carries a watermark. You keep the rights in what you submit, and ViewMade assigns to you the rights it holds in the output; source footage, music and fonts stay under their own licences, named in the credits file. 15 research and writing tools sit beside the studio, in 7 interface languages.
Every number here is read from the plan that charges the card, checked 13 September 2026. Full detail: pricing, refunds.
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ViewMade turns one topic into a finished vertical documentary Short: 1080x1920 output with embedded word-by-word captions, narration in 5 languages, and a media credits file naming every clip's source. The Starter plan costs $29 per month for 50 renders, which works out to $0.58 per Short as of the 22 August 2026 pricing page. This page covers what that process looks like end to end and where it stops.
What you give it
You give it a topic sentence. That is the input: a subject you want covered, such as "the crash of Flight 4590" or "the Edmund Fitzgerald". ViewMade handles the research, the script, the voiceover, the footage selection, and the edit from that single line. It does not take your own clips, your script draft, or an existing video to rework. If you already have footage, this is not the tool for that job; see the section on poor fits below.
What comes back
Each render returns a complete package:
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Video | 1080x1920 vertical |
| Captions | Word-by-word, burned into the image, 7 styles available |
| Voiceover | 5 languages |
| Metadata | Title, description, and tags |
| Audio | Background music included |
| Footage | Licensed real imagery plus a credits file |
The interface itself runs in 7 languages: English, Turkish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese.
How it works
- Research. You submit a topic and the system researches it before writing anything.
- Script. A documentary-style script is written from that research, structured for a short vertical format.
- Assembly. The script is voiced, cut against real archive footage, maps, and charts, and captioned word by word in your chosen style.
- Delivery. You download the finished file with its title, description, tags, thumbnail, and media credits, then publish it yourself.
ViewMade does not upload to your channel. Its YouTube connection requests read-only permission only (youtube.readonly), and the access token is discarded after import. It cannot upload, edit, delete, or comment on your channel.
Where the footage comes from
This is the part that separates ViewMade from most tools in this category. The visuals are not generated by a video model. They come from real archives, maps, and graphs, licensed for use, so a Short about a maritime disaster shows actual imagery of ships and sea conditions rather than an AI approximation of them. Every render ships with a media credits file that names the source of each clip used in the edit. If you publish the Short, you can state where every frame came from. StoryShort is the closest comparison here: it also pulls web-sourced imagery rather than generating everything, but its source citation is partial, whereas ViewMade's credits file is standard on every render. Tools like Revid and InVideo generate their visuals instead, which produces a different look entirely. For topics grounded in real events, real footage reads differently on screen, and viewers notice. The tradeoff is scope: if your topic has no archival record, there is less for ViewMade to draw on than a pure generation tool would have.
What it costs
There is no free tier and no signup credit. Production starts after payment succeeds.
| Plan | Price | Renders | Per Short |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $29/month | 50/month | $0.58 |
| Pro monthly | $59/month | 150/month | $0.20 |
| Pro yearly | $29.50/month equivalent ($354/year) | 150/month | $0.20 |
The yearly Pro plan is a 50% discount off the monthly rate. Starter is monthly only; there is no yearly option at that tier. Pro adds 10 AI children videos per month, priority render queue, and API plus MCP access. Agency pricing is custom. For context, Revid's entry Hobby plan lists at $39 per month and Crayo's annual-billing plans run $13 to $55 per month equivalent, measured 23 August 2026.
When this is not the right fit
ViewMade makes one thing: a researched documentary Short about a topic, built from real footage. It does not edit material you already have. If you have a long video and want clips pulled out of it, Opus Clip does that, with a free tier and a Starter plan at $15 per month. If you have a recording and want full editing control around it, Descript is the stronger choice, starting at $16 per person per month billed yearly. If you want to caption and polish an existing clip, Submagic is built for that job, though its pricing was not measurable at last check. If you need a presenter on camera without a camera, HeyGen starts at $29 per month. And if you want scheduled hands-off publishing from a topic, AutoShorts covers that workflow. ViewMade fits when the input is a topic and the output you want is a sourced, narrated vertical documentary.
<!-- faq -->Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost?
Starter is $29 per month for 50 renders ($0.58 per Short). Pro is $59 monthly or $354 yearly ($29.50 per month equivalent) for 150 renders ($0.20 per Short). There is no free tier, and production begins after payment.
Is the footage AI-generated?
No. Visuals come from licensed real archives, maps, and graphs. Each render includes a media credits file listing every clip's source.
What does ViewMade do with my YouTube account?
It asks for read-only permission (youtube.readonly) to pull information during import. The access token is discarded afterward and no refresh token is stored. It cannot upload, edit, delete, or comment.
Can I use my own footage or script?
No. The shorts pipeline takes a topic sentence and produces the full Short from it. For editing your own material, Descript or Opus Clip are better matches.